best gun/caliber for shooting..................

PAPA G · 05-31-2005, 04:11 PM

feral dogs??? i have had it with them and gonna fix their arses. gotta reccomendation??? and forget the dog catcher!!!

silentknight · 05-31-2005, 04:15 PM

12 Ga 00 Buck for up close, 223 for longer range. About the same as Coyotes. 50bmg balistic tip if you don't want to pick up a carcass

DANA · 05-31-2005, 06:05 PM

22-250

DANA

jerry · 05-31-2005, 06:11 PM

Whatcha got to choose from?

wirehunt · 05-31-2005, 06:16 PM

Anything that can hit the x spot, with a light varmint projectile. All comes down to how far away are they?

PAPA G · 05-31-2005, 11:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jerry

Whatcha got to choose from?

scoped .270, and a feces load of mil-surps.

jerry · 06-01-2005, 06:00 AM

.270 would work great with 100~110 or 130 grain projectile.

A buddy of mine whacks yotes witha hand load of 110gn bullets with IMR 4064 powder in the .270

Shaun · 06-01-2005, 07:25 AM

270, 8mm , 30-06 anything you have and a loader to stack the carcasses

PAPA G · 06-01-2005, 09:41 AM

myarmor · 06-01-2005, 09:48 AM

243 and 223 would be my light weight picks.
I guess it just depends on what kind of damage PAPA G wants to make?

PAPA G · 06-02-2005, 11:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by myarmor

I guess it just depends on what kind of damage PAPA G wants to make?

no damage, just death

myarmor · 06-02-2005, 06:13 PM

if thats the case invite SnakeBite over and go 50cal.BMG some dogs bro :insane: :guitar:

Otter · 06-02-2005, 06:58 PM

Savage Model 12 with Accu-trigger in .204 Ruger

schwa · 06-26-2005, 09:57 AM

I"ve taken dozens of them with a .22 autorifle, doesn't disturb the neighbors when you use subsonic ammo and brain them. If they run and you don't care, use Stingers. I wouldn't buy anything special just for dogs. Might even just use a pistol. They would probably not run from you as quickly as if they see something in your hands, and being seen with a gun by people= trouble in many areas.

pipsqueak · 06-30-2005, 02:45 AM

Where I live recently the police shot somebody's dog again.
They used a semi-auto pistol and shot it a bunch of times,
although they shot it many more times than they needed to
according to the pet owner. This would have been with a
9mm or a .40 and apparrently either are perfectly capable of
killing pit-bulls at 50 ft.

Maybe you're looking for more range? I don't think dogs can
take much more than people. Of course they often can do
severe physical damage more quickly, but to kill them anything
.223ish at longer ranges and 9mm closer should work just fine
especially if you unload a clip into them like the police did around
here recently!

pipsqueak · 06-30-2005, 03:00 AM

Some dogs automatically charge at police in
uniform and electric company meter checkers.
Try calling the police out there. That might
be more intertaining than shooting them
yourself!!!

pipsqueak · 06-30-2005, 03:11 AM

Yeah schwa has a good point. Your neighbors are going to call
the cops on you for shooting at dogs. Not only will you get
arrested and charged, probably convicted of criminal mischeif,
unlawful discharge of a firearm, and whatever else they can
dream up, you won't be able to shoot the dogs because they'll
be busy unloading clips and such.

Before you do this call the sheriff's office to find out what if
anything you can be charged with for controlling the feral dog
population.

pipsqueak · 06-30-2005, 03:12 AM

Yeah schwa has a good point. Your neighbors are going to call
the cops on you for shooting at dogs. Not only will you get
arrested and charged, probably convicted of criminal mischeif,
unlawful discharge of a firearm, and whatever else they can
dream up, you won't be able to shoot the dogs because they'll
be busy unloading clips and such.

Before you do this call the sheriff's office to find out what if
anything you can be charged with for controlling the feral dog
population.

auspighunter · 07-07-2005, 08:11 AM

we just use 308 pmc factory 150gr sps or 222 with 55gr ballistic tips

just hit them in the right spot and they will go down

or a nice blast of buckshot to the head would be fine

practical · 07-07-2005, 03:30 PM

SKS perhaps? Cheap, accurate, and I bet garbage russian JHP's will definitely get it done.

05-31-2005, 04:11 PM	#1
PAPA G Guest Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: somerset, kentucky Posts: 11	best gun/caliber for shooting.................. feral dogs??? i have had it with them and gonna fix their arses. gotta reccomendation??? and forget the dog catcher!!!

05-31-2005, 04:15 PM	#2
silentknight Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Iowa Posts: 1,125 Images: 3	12 Ga 00 Buck for up close, 223 for longer range. About the same as Coyotes. 50bmg balistic tip if you don't want to pick up a carcass __________________ Sic Vis Pacem Parabellum

05-31-2005, 06:11 PM	#4
jerry Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 11,213 Images: 9 Blog Entries: 1	Whatcha got to choose from? __________________ Joe the plumber is screwed

06-01-2005, 06:00 AM	#7
jerry Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 11,213 Images: 9 Blog Entries: 1	.270 would work great with 100~110 or 130 grain projectile. A buddy of mine whacks yotes witha hand load of 110gn bullets with IMR 4064 powder in the .270 __________________ Joe the plumber is screwed

06-01-2005, 07:25 AM	#8
Shaun Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 8,621 Images: 1	270, 8mm , 30-06 anything you have and a loader to stack the carcasses __________________ "Homeland Security is the responsibility of an armed citizen" ME http://webpages.charter.net/s.s.v/

05-31-2005, 06:05 PM	#3
DANA Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: WAITSFIELD VERMONT Posts: 1,605	22-250 DANA

05-31-2005, 06:16 PM	#5
wirehunt Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Otago New Zealand Posts: 665	Anything that can hit the x spot, with a light varmint projectile. All comes down to how far away are they?

06-01-2005, 09:41 AM	#9
PAPA G Guest Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: somerset, kentucky Posts: 11	:d

06-01-2005, 09:48 AM	#10
myarmor Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Southwest ,VA Posts: 1,147	243 and 223 would be my light weight picks. I guess it just depends on what kind of damage PAPA G wants to make?

06-02-2005, 06:13 PM	#12
myarmor Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Southwest ,VA Posts: 1,147	if thats the case invite SnakeBite over and go 50cal.BMG some dogs bro :insane: :guitar:

06-02-2005, 06:58 PM	#13
Otter Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Vermont Posts: 981 Images: 6	Savage Model 12 with Accu-trigger in .204 Ruger __________________ Life is too important to be taken seriously.

06-26-2005, 09:57 AM	#14
schwa Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 14	I"ve taken dozens of them with a .22 autorifle, doesn't disturb the neighbors when you use subsonic ammo and brain them. If they run and you don't care, use Stingers. I wouldn't buy anything special just for dogs. Might even just use a pistol. They would probably not run from you as quickly as if they see something in your hands, and being seen with a gun by people= trouble in many areas.

06-30-2005, 02:45 AM	#15
pipsqueak Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Southwest Washington State Posts: 78	Where I live recently the police shot somebody's dog again. They used a semi-auto pistol and shot it a bunch of times, although they shot it many more times than they needed to according to the pet owner. This would have been with a 9mm or a .40 and apparrently either are perfectly capable of killing pit-bulls at 50 ft. Maybe you're looking for more range? I don't think dogs can take much more than people. Of course they often can do severe physical damage more quickly, but to kill them anything .223ish at longer ranges and 9mm closer should work just fine especially if you unload a clip into them like the police did around here recently!

06-30-2005, 03:00 AM	#16
pipsqueak Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Southwest Washington State Posts: 78	Some dogs automatically charge at police in uniform and electric company meter checkers. Try calling the police out there. That might be more intertaining than shooting them yourself!!!

06-30-2005, 03:11 AM	#17
pipsqueak Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Southwest Washington State Posts: 78	Yeah schwa has a good point. Your neighbors are going to call the cops on you for shooting at dogs. Not only will you get arrested and charged, probably convicted of criminal mischeif, unlawful discharge of a firearm, and whatever else they can dream up, you won't be able to shoot the dogs because they'll be busy unloading clips and such. Before you do this call the sheriff's office to find out what if anything you can be charged with for controlling the feral dog population.

06-30-2005, 03:12 AM	#18
pipsqueak Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Southwest Washington State Posts: 78	Yeah schwa has a good point. Your neighbors are going to call the cops on you for shooting at dogs. Not only will you get arrested and charged, probably convicted of criminal mischeif, unlawful discharge of a firearm, and whatever else they can dream up, you won't be able to shoot the dogs because they'll be busy unloading clips and such. Before you do this call the sheriff's office to find out what if anything you can be charged with for controlling the feral dog population.

07-07-2005, 08:11 AM	#19
auspighunter Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 99	we just use 308 pmc factory 150gr sps or 222 with 55gr ballistic tips just hit them in the right spot and they will go down or a nice blast of buckshot to the head would be fine

07-07-2005, 03:30 PM	#20
practical Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Baton Rouge, LA/Casper, WY Posts: 736	SKS perhaps? Cheap, accurate, and I bet garbage russian JHP's will definitely get it done. __________________ Eric "The secret to life is honesty and fair dealing, if you can fake that you've got it made"